Breastfeeding Mom Won't Have Suggestions She Can't Feed Her Baby

by Ana Maria | Life and Leaving

The Breastfeeding storm is still raging on - at home and across the pond. Increasingly, it seems that when it comes to breastfeeding women all over think alike.

Not Having It: Raven Dibble said she has the right to give her baby food.
(Creidt: via INQUISITR).

In the lastest case, the United States Postal Service has come under fire after asking a breastfeeding mom to leave the premises - two days consecutively, according to a report by INQUISTR.

In the report carried carried by WISC-TV, the incident happened on Wednesday and Thursday of last week after a mom identified as Raven Dibble stopped by a post office location in Janesville, Wisconsin to mail packages.

While waiting to be serviced, she began breastfeeding her 3-week-old daughter Harlow, only to be condemned by a USPS employee who stated that her actions were publicly “indecent.” The employee reportedly asked her to “cover up or leave.” Expectedly, she disagreed. And word got out to the media.

When interviewed Dribble said "I'm not standing up for my own right to breast feed my child. I'm standing up for other women to breast feed their child. I'm standing up for those children, my daughter, her right to eat."

As she the goats and dogs of the media bleated and barked about it, public anger have reason against the postal service who have now issued a face-saving damage control statement.

Sean Hargadon, spokesman for USPS told the media "We have apologized to the customer for the incident and any inconvenience this may have caused her," adding "We have talked to our employees about the situation and have taken this opportunity to educate our employees regarding the law.".

The incident happened on the heals of a similar one at home when a security man at a Primark store reportedly yanked a child from her mother because she was breastfeeding instore.  The Security officer reportedly told her "If you want your baby again, follow me.".

But the mom did not just follow, instead she reacted by snatching the baby back from the security officer who just stood there and look in frustration.

"As soon as I came to my senses, I just ran and snatched my baby back", she told the media.

The Store Manager later said there was no evidence from the CCTV that any such confrontation ever took place.

When it comes to moms and breastfeeding, they all really do think alike, don't they?

* by Ana Maria (with Lead and contributions from INQUISITR and Channel3000).